Fang Feng
Saposhnikoviae Radix
acrid, sweet, slightly warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Release the Exterior for Cold Attack
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Common cold
- Headache
- Chills
- Body aches
- Trembling
- Tetany
- Diarrhea
- Migraine
Fang Feng is acrid, sweet, and slightly warm to treat all conditions involving wind including interior and exterior attacks, skin disorders, and gastrointestinal pathologies especially diarrhea with bright red blood.
Channels: bladder, liver, spleen
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Diarrhea
- Gas
- Bleeding stool
- Tremors
- Headache
- Common cold
- Joint pain
- Rash
- Antimicrobial
Formulas:
- Bai Zhu Shao Yao San
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Dang Gui Yin Zi
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
- Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang
- Juan Bi Tang
- Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang
- Shi Wei Bai Du San
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Tong Xie Yao Fang
- Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Xiao Feng San
- Xie Huang San
- Xin Yi San
- Yu Ping Feng San
- Yu Zhen San
- Zai Zao San
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin
Contraindications: do not prescribe Fang Feng to patients that present with spasms when the spasms are due to patterns of blood deficiency or extreme deficiency heat
Zoo Image: a shaking porcupine on a hand glider in the rain is flying into a lamp post while having bloody diarrhea and his liver and spleen are diving